Sensor Network Technical Lead

You are a technical expert with demonstrable experience in designing and delivering large, multimodal sensor networks from the ground up. You will have the knowledge to know which solutions are scalable and what is required to deploy them.

Experience with existing ecological monitoring technologies including bioacoustics, phenocams, microclimate sensors, automated dendrometers or similar devices.

Experience with designing, deploying and optimising telemetry and data transfer solutions. You are knowledgeable regarding security best practice for unattended field hardware, from encrypted data transmission to protection against tampering.

You have strong logistics skills and are able to plan multi-site fieldwork (travel, equipment, scheduling, contractor cover) across dispersed rural locations.

You track emerging sensing solutions closely and have the technical capability to evaluate and adopt them quickly.

You will have a full, clean UK driving licence and are comfortable working independently outdoors in variable weather for extended periods.

You are a confident communicator who is able to train and supervise field staff and build trust quickly with land managers and partners.

Experience with ecological survey methods including design and deployment of vegetation, bird, pollinator or soil sampling.

Experience with data science techniques that integrate remote sensing and spatial analysis.

Experience discovering and repurposing novel data sources that may contain ecological signal; this could include anything and we’re excited to hear your suggestions.

Sensor suite development and deployment

With support from the Director of Ecological Research, take ownership of all technical aspects of designing, building, testing and refining the sensor suite before and during deployment, and ensure sensor data reliably and securely reaches Echo's data pipeline from sensor to server.